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Chris Capuano

Q: When was Chris Capuano born?

Chris Capuano was born on August 19, 1978.

Q: Where was Chris Capuano born?

Chris Capuano was born in Springfield, MA .

Q: How tall is Chris Capuano?

Chris Capuano is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Chris Capuano weigh when playing?

Chris Capuano weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Chris Capuano play?

Chris Capuano played 12 seasons.

Q: Is Chris Capuano in the Hall of Fame?

Chris Capuano has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Chris Capuano drafted?

Chris Capuano was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 45th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Our Lady of Hope Cathedral HS (Springfield, MA) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Duke University (Durham, NC) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Chris Capuano have?

Chris Capuano had 1,199 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Chris Capuano played for?

Chris Capuano played for 6 teams; the Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.

Q: How many World Series has Chris Capuano won?

Chris Capuano has never won a World Series.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: August 19, 1978 in Springfield, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 45th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Our Lady of Hope Cathedral HS (Springfield, MA) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Duke University (Durham, NC).

High School: Our Lady of Hope Cathedral HS (Springfield, MA)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: May 4, 2003 (Age 24-258d, 18,256th in major league history)
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: May 25, 2016 (Age 37-280d)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: Excel Sports Management

National Team: us USA (Pro)

Full Name: Christopher Frank Capuano

Pronunciation: \cap-yoo-AH-no\

Twitter: @ChrisFCapuano

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.9

ERA

4.38

316

225

1429.2

1199

WHIP

1.360

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2000	21	ARI-min	A	10	4	.714	2.21	18	18	0	0	0	0	101.2	68	35	25	2	45	0	105	5	2	2	408			1.111	6.0	0.2	4.0	9.3	2.33	SBN MIDW
2001	22	ARI-min	AA	10	11	.476	5.31	28	28	0	2	2	0	159.1	184	109	94	13	75	0	167	11	2	9	733			1.626	10.4	0.7	4.2	9.4	2.23	ELP TL
2002	23	ARI-min	AAA	4	1	.800	2.72	6	6	0	0	0	0	36.1	30	12	11	1	11	0	29	0	0	1	146			1.128	7.4	0.2	2.7	7.2	2.64	TUC PCL
2003	24	ARI-min	AAA	9	5	.643	3.34	23	23	0	0	0	0	142.2	133	66	53	9	43	2	108	11	1	6	602			1.234	8.4	0.6	2.7	6.8	2.51	TUC PCL
2003	24	ARI	NL	2	4	.333	4.64	9	5	2	0	0	0	33.0	27	19	17	3	11	1	23	6	0	3	139	102	4.36	1.152	7.4	0.8	3.0	6.3	2.09
2004	25	MIL-min	AAA,A,A+	0	2	.000	10.12	4	4	0	0	0	0	13.1	19	16	15	3	9	0	15	1	0	2	66			2.100	12.8	2.0	6.1	10.1	1.67	INA,BEL,HDS IL,MIDW,CALL
2004	25	MIL	NL	6	8	.429	4.99	17	17	0	0	0	0	88.1	91	55	49	18	37	1	80	5	1	3	385	88	5.31	1.449	9.3	1.8	3.8	8.2	2.16
2005	26	MIL	NL	18	12	.600	3.99	35	35	0	0	0	0	219.0	212	105	97	31	91	6	176	12	4	3	949	107	4.66	1.384	8.7	1.3	3.7	7.2	1.93
2006	27	MIL	NL	11	12	.478	4.03	34	34	0	3	2	0	221.1	229	108	99	29	47	4	174	9	0	7	936	113	4.04	1.247	9.3	1.2	1.9	7.1	3.70	AS
2007	28	MIL	NL	5	12	.294	5.10	29	25	0	0	0	0	150.0	170	93	85	20	54	2	132	8	0	10	669	87	4.45	1.493	10.2	1.2	3.2	7.9	2.44

2009	30	MIL-min	Rk	0	0		3.00	6	6	0	0	0	0	9.0	8	4	3	1	2	0	8	0	0	0	37			1.111	8.0	1.0	2.0	8.0	4.00	HEL,BRR PION,ARIZ
2010	31	MIL-min	AAA,A+	3	1	.750	1.59	7	7	0	0	0	0	39.2	33	8	7	1	4	0	33	1	0	1	158			0.933	7.5	0.2	0.9	7.5	8.25	NVL,BRE PCL,FLOR
2010	31	MIL	NL	4	4	.500	3.95	24	9	5	0	0	0	66.0	65	29	29	9	21	1	54	1	0	5	278	102	4.22	1.303	8.9	1.2	2.9	7.4	2.57
2011	32	NYM	NL	11	12	.478	4.55	33	31	0	1	1	0	186.0	198	99	94	27	53	5	168	5	0	4	802	81	4.04	1.349	9.6	1.3	2.6	8.1	3.17
2012	33	LAD	NL	12	12	.500	3.72	33	33	0	0	0	0	198.1	188	91	82	25	54	4	162	2	0	6	817	102	3.95	1.220	8.5	1.1	2.5	7.4	3.00
2013	34	LAD-min	AAA	0	0		1.93	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.1	8	2	2	0	3	0	9	0	0	1	38			1.179	7.7	0.0	2.9	8.7	3.00	ABQ PCL
2013	34	LAD	NL	4	7	.364	4.26	24	20	0	0	0	0	105.2	125	57	50	11	24	5	81	0	0	5	457	84	3.55	1.410	10.6	0.9	2.0	6.9	3.38
2014	35	COL-min	AAA,AA	1	0	1.000	2.79	4	4	0	0	0	0	19.1	16	6	6	2	5	0	21	0	0	0	78			1.086	7.4	0.9	2.3	9.8	4.20	CSP,TUL PCL,TL
2014	35	TOT	AL	3	4	.429	4.35	40	12	4	0	0	0	97.1	101	51	47	10	34	3	84	4	1	8	429	90	3.91	1.387	9.3	0.9	3.1	7.8	2.47
2014	35	BOS	AL	1	1	.500	4.55	28	0	4	0	0	0	31.2	34	17	16	3	15	2	29	1	1	4	143	88	4.05	1.547	9.7	0.9	4.3	8.2	1.93
2014	35	NYY	AL	2	3	.400	4.25	12	12	0	0	0	0	65.2	67	34	31	7	19	1	55	3	0	4	286	90	3.85	1.310	9.2	1.0	2.6	7.5	2.89
2015	36	NYY-min	AAA,A+	2	1	.667	1.11	7	7	0	0	0	0	32.1	22	5	4	0	7	0	29	0	0	3	122			0.897	6.1	0.0	1.9	8.1	4.14	SWB,TAM IL,FLOR
2015	36	NYY	AL	0	4	.000	7.97	22	4	7	0	0	0	40.2	52	38	36	6	22	1	38	3	0	0	196	51	5.03	1.820	11.5	1.3	4.9	8.4	1.73
2016	37	MIL	NL	1	1	.500	4.13	16	0	3	0	0	0	24.0	23	11	11	7	15	2	27	1	0	1	106	105	6.69	1.583	8.6	2.6	5.6	10.1	1.80
12 Yrs				77	92	.456	4.38	316	225	21	4	3	0	1429.2	1481	756	696	196	463	35	1199	56	6	55	6163	94	4.29	1.360	9.3	1.2	2.9	7.5	2.59
162 Game Avg.				10	12	.456	4.38	40	28	3	1	0	0	180	186	95	87	25	58	4	151	7	1	7	775	94	4.29	1.360	9.3	1.2	2.9	7.5	2.59

MIL (6 yrs)				45	49	.479	4.33	155	120	8	3	2	0	768.2	790	401	370	114	265	16	643	36	5	29	3323	101	4.54	1.373	9.2	1.3	3.1	7.5	2.43
LAD (2 yrs)				16	19	.457	3.91	57	53	0	0	0	0	304.0	313	148	132	36	78	9	243	2	0	11	1274	95	3.81	1.286	9.3	1.1	2.3	7.2	3.12
NYY (2 yrs)				2	7	.222	5.67	34	16	7	0	0	0	106.1	119	72	67	13	41	2	93	6	0	4	482	69	4.30	1.505	10.1	1.1	3.5	7.9	2.27
ARI (1 yr)				2	4	.333	4.64	9	5	2	0	0	0	33.0	27	19	17	3	11	1	23	6	0	3	139	102	4.36	1.152	7.4	0.8	3.0	6.3	2.09
NYM (1 yr)				11	12	.478	4.55	33	31	0	1	1	0	186.0	198	99	94	27	53	5	168	5	0	4	802	81	4.04	1.349	9.6	1.3	2.6	8.1	3.17
BOS (1 yr)				1	1	.500	4.55	28	0	4	0	0	0	31.2	34	17	16	3	15	2	29	1	1	4	143	88	4.05	1.547	9.7	0.9	4.3	8.2	1.93

NL (10 yrs)				74	84	.468	4.27	254	209	10	4	3	0	1291.2	1328	667	613	180	407	31	1077	49	5	47	5538	97	4.29	1.343	9.3	1.3	2.8	7.5	2.65
AL (2 yrs)				3	8	.273	5.41	62	16	11	0	0	0	138.0	153	89	83	16	56	4	122	7	1	8	625	73	4.24	1.514	10.0	1.0	3.7	8.0	2.18

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Chris Capuano?

Chris Capuano is 46 years old.

When was Chris Capuano born?

Chris Capuano was born on August 19, 1978.

Where was Chris Capuano born?

Chris Capuano was born in Springfield, MA.

How tall is Chris Capuano?

Chris Capuano is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Chris Capuano weigh when playing?

Chris Capuano weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Chris Capuano play?

Chris Capuano played 12 seasons.

Is Chris Capuano in the Hall of Fame?

Chris Capuano has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Chris Capuano drafted?

Chris Capuano was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 45th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Our Lady of Hope Cathedral HS (Springfield, MA) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Duke University (Durham, NC).

What position did Chris Capuano play?

Chris Capuano was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Chris Capuano have?

Chris Capuano had 1,199 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Chris Capuano played for?

Chris Capuano played for 6 teams; the Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.

How many World Series has Chris Capuano won?

Chris Capuano has never won a World Series.

When did Chris Capuano retire?

Chris Capuano last played in 2016.

What is Chris Capuano's Twitter account?

Chris Capuano is on Twitter at ChrisFCapuano.

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